Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée
# Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's épée

The women's épée fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 13 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The épée competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then.

At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 |
| Li Na (CHN) | 13 | | |
| Li Na (CHN) | 13 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 |
| | | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 11 |
| Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 14 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 11 |
| Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | | |
| Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Li Na (CHN) | 11 |
| | | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 |

### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 12 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Kelley Hurley (USA) | 6 | 16 | Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jung Hyo-Jung (KOR) | 15 | | | | 1 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 | | | |
| 9 | Tatiana Logounova (RUS) | 6 | | | | 24 | Emma Samuelsson (SWE) | 10 | | | |
| 24 | Emma Samuelsson (SWE) | 15 | 24 | Emma Samuelsson (SWE) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Aya El Sayed (EGY) | 7 | 8 | Hajnalka Kiraly Picot (FRA) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hajnalka Kiraly Picot (FRA) | 15 | | | | | | | 1 | Britta Heidemann (GER) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Li Na (CHN) | 13 |
| | | | 5 | Zhong Weiping (CHN) | 11 | | | | | | |
| 21 | Noam Mills (ISR) | 8 | 12 | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 15 | | | | 12 | Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) | 10 | | | |
| 13 | Sophie Lamon (SUI) | 15 | | | | 4 | Li Na (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| 20 | María Martínez (VEN) | 9 | 13 | Sophie Lamon (SUI) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Li Na (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 3 | Imke Duplitzer (GER) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Jesika Jiménez (PAN) | 15 | 19 | Jesika Jiménez (PAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Yana Shemyakina (UKR) | 13 | | | | 3 | Imke Duplitzer (GER) | 11 | | | |
| 11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | | | | 11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | | | |
| 22 | Yeung Chui Ling (HKG) | 11 | 11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Sherraine Schalm (CAN) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (HUN) | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 |
| | | | 7 | Lubov Shutova (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 23 | Hadia Bentaleb (ALG) | 4 | 10 | Emese Szász (HUN) | 12 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Emese Szász (HUN) | 15 | | | | 7 | Lubov Shutova (RUS) | 13 | | | |
| 15 | Megumi Harada (JPN) | 15 | | | | 2 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | | | |
| 18 | Amber Parkinson (AUS) | 9 | 15 | Megumi Harada (JPN) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ana Maria Brânză (ROU) | 15 | | | | | | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| - | - | - |
| | Britta Heidemann | Germany |
| | Ana Maria Brânză | Romania |
| | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald | Hungary |
| 4 | Na Li | China |
| 5 | Imke Duplitzer | Germany |
| 6 | Lubov Shutova | Russia |
| 7 | Laura Flessel-Colovic | France |
| 8 | Emma Samuelsson | Sweden |
| 9 | Sherraine Schalm | Canada |
| 10 | Weiping Zhong | China |
| 11 | Hajnalka Kiraly Picot | France |
| 12 | Emese Szász | Hungary |
| 13 | Sophie Lamon | Switzerland |
| 14 | Hyo-Jung Jung | South Korea |
| 15 | Megumi Harada | Japan |
| 16 | Jesika Jiménez | Panama |
| 17 | Tatiana Logounova | Russia |
| 18 | Yana Shemyakina | Ukraine |
| 19 | Amber Parkinson | Australia |
| 20 | Kelley Hurley | United States |
| 21 | María Martínez | Venezuela |
| 22 | Noam Mills | Israel |
| 23 | Chui Ling Yeung | Hong Kong |
| 24 | Hadia Bentaleb | Algeria |
| 25 | Aya El Sayed | Egypt |
